Spacelanguage---跨文化交际之空间语

SpacelanguageSpace Proximity（体距 Territoriality（领域性 空间取向 Space Spacetalks.--EdwardHall Whenyouinvademyspace,Iwill… feeltroubled getdefensive becomeaggressive retaliate Proxemics thestudyofpersonalspaceforthepurposeofcommunication(近体学,空间关系学) thestudyofsetmeasurabledistancesbetweenpeopleastheyinteract1.Proximity（体距 Intimatedistance0-46centimeters Personaldistance46-120centimeters Socialdistance120-360meters Publicdistancefartherthan360metersNorthernAmericanZonesofSpaceCulturalstylesalsodeterminetheamountofpersonalspace. ShortDistance MediumDistance LongDistance Latins Americans Japanese MediterraneanArabs NorthernEuropeans MediterraneanEuropeansCulture&SpaceCultureSmallspaceLargespaceAmericanGermanJapaneseFrenchArabLatinAmericanparadox insauna桑拿Wouldyoutalktostrangersinacrowdedelevator?What’syouropinionaboutcrowding?Wouldyouliketostayalone?2.Territoriality（领域性 thepatternbehaviorassociatedwiththedefenseofaterritory Thewaypeopleperceiveterritorialityisstronglyinfluencedbyculture.Culturalinfluenceonterritorialitycanbebestillustratedfromthefollowingtwoaspects: Attitudestowardscrowding Privacy2.1Crowding—howpeoplefeelwhentheirpersonalspaceislimited Chinese English-speakingpeople tolerantofcrowdingwaitingpatiently cannotstandittrytoavoidCauses Chinese English-speakingpeople PopulationDensity asenseof“togetherness” asenseof“apartness” ConceptofBodyTerritory bodyitself body+territoryaroundthebody2.2Privacy Westernershaveastrongsenseofprivacy. Orientalculturedoesnotemphasizeprivacy.WesternViewofPrivacy “Aman’shomeishiscastle.”JapaneseViewofPrivacyShojiScreenDoorsFusumaSlidingDoorsTatamiFloors3.空间取向 TheNavajo（美国印第安人部落）alwaysbuildtheirhoganfacingeast,inordertofacetherisingsun. IslamicpeoplebelievethatthemainentranceofimportantbuildingsshouldfaceinthedirectionofMecca. InChina…Architecture&Space“Goodfencesmakegoodneighbors.”“远亲不如近邻，近邻不如对门。”“房东”“做东”“东为正，西为偏”“坐北朝南”Architecturaldesigninfluenceshowprivacyisachievedaswellashowsocialcontactismadeinpublicplaces.DifferentHousingStyles Thanks